The folks at Oaklawn encourage your family to become part of theirs.
Visitors can see the joey, both hopping about independently and tucked inside its mother’s pouch, and view the development of the young, uniquely thumbless, primates. In addition to these new members, the zoo is home to a new wallaby joey and a colobus monkey, born in March. The zoo is holding a “name the zebra” contest to find the foal a suitable moniker. The little guy has all of his black and white stripes, but is lacking one of the most important features: a name. Paddy’s bright ginger fur contrasts with his mother’s as he clings to her and, when his parents boom out their wailing call, Paddy replies with a sweet coo.Īlso welcoming a newborn are Zack and Zelda, who are, of course, the zebras. This year, Booboo and Zandor welcomed their little one, Paddy, to Oaklawn. Their siren-like call can be heard all over the zoo: it’s hard not to laugh at the silly noise. Other zoo favourites include bears, monkeys, lemurs and lions – and the family is always growing.įor years, the gibbons, small apes from Malaysia, have been a zoo favourite.
The slithering boa constrictor, a menacing Central and South American snake, curls in its corner and evokes a flip-flop in the stomachs of even the bravest viewers. The little spotted ocelot, a miniature version of a jaguar, is a pint-sized jungle cat – just the right size for smaller visitors. The zoo boasts a diverse collection of all the animal kingdom has to offer. “It’s like you have your dog or cat at home, but ours are just… larger.” “It’s their parents who are really interested in the big cats.”Īs she pats the large orange and black striped tiger, Czarina, it’s easy to see how the animals themselves are part of the Oaklawn family, just as much as the staff. “Small children really enjoy the farm animals, the barn cats and the baby goats,” explains Gail. In the Rogerson’s yard, peacocks roam, chickens peck and barn cats laze about. Visitors soon get the impression they aren’t just visiting a zoo, they’ve been invited into a vibrant home – that’s a little different than most. This comfortable relationship between the Rogersons and their staff permeates the entire site. In and out of their kitchen file the workers that keep Oaklawn running, each greeted with a smile and a “how are you?” When the morning chores are done and the pair finally get to put their feet up, relaxing solitude is far from what they experience. Oaklawn Farm Zoo’s success over the past 25 years could be attributed to its big cats or other exotic attractions, but the real secret may very well be in owners Gail and Ron Rogerson’s Millville kitchen.
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